When you’re a Star Trek fan who’s ever thought in regards to the franchise’s best villains, chances are high that Khan Noonien Singh is without doubt one of the characters who involves thoughts, if not being first proper out the gate. Memorably performed by Ricardo Montalbán within the Star Trek: The Unique Collection episode “House Seed” and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, after which by Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek Into Darkness, this baddie exceptionally antagonized the crew of the James T. Kirk-captained USS Enterprise in a number of timelines. Now Khan is ready to have the highlight pointed on him but once more, in a fashion of talking, and this story may have some cool sci-fi actors hooked up to it.
Two months after The Wrath of Khan was added to the Nationwide Movie Registry, the primary Star Trek film to earn that honor, it’s been introduced that Misplaced’s Naveen Andrews and For All Mankind’s Wrenn Schmidt will star in CBS Studios’ scripted audio collection Star Trek: Khan. Andrews will voice the title antagonist and Schmidt will voice Marla McGivers, the Enterprise’s historian who grew enamored with Khan in “House Seed” and joined him in exile on Ceti Alpha V. Extra castings for the collection might be introduced at a later date.
Along with his time enjoying Sayid Jarrah on Misplaced, Andrews additionally has style expertise from enjoying Jafar in As soon as Upon a Time in Wonderland and Jonas Maliki in Sense8. Those that have an Apple TV+ subscription can at the moment see Schmidt enjoying Margo Madison in For All Mankind, and her different notable credit embody Boardwalk Empire, Individual of Curiosity and The People. I’m trying ahead to seeing how these actors do as Khan and McGivers, although hopefully this doesn’t forestall them from additionally showing in any of the upcoming Star Trek TV exhibits ought to the chance come up.
Set in the primary Star Trek timeline, Star Trek: Khan will delve into the occasions that unfolded on Ceti Alpha V, the world the place Kirk left Khan, McGivers and Khan’s followers stranded following their failed try and take the Enterprise. Sadly, the planet grew to become an apocalyptic wasteland after the neighboring planet Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and McGivers died lengthy earlier than the surviving superhumans from the Eugenics Wars (which now happen within the twenty first century because of Unusual New Worlds) lastly escaped their exile. Thus, we’ll be taught extra on this audio collection about Khan’s quest for revenge within the 1982 Star Trek film. Right here’s what the official Star Trek: Khan plot synopsis says:
Historical past remembers Khan Noonien Singh as a villain, the product of a failed try and excellent humanity by means of genetic engineering whose quest to avenge himself on Admiral James T. Kirk led to unimaginable tragedy and loss. However the fact has been buried for too lengthy beneath the sands of Ceti Alpha V. How did Khan go from a beneficent tyrant and superhuman visionary with a brand new world at his fingertips to the monster we expect we all know so nicely? Just lately unearthed, the remainder of Khan’s story will lastly be advised in STAR TREK: KHAN.
Star Trek: Khan might be launched on all main podcast platforms someday later this 12 months. In the meantime, escape your Paramount+ subscription when you’d like to look at of the Star Trek films and TV exhibits, together with the recently-released Part 31.